Australia 1899-S sovereign
This specimen was lot 74289 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Sovereign, 1899-S. Sydney Mint. Victoria. NGC AU-58. Veiled Head design. Appealing golden luster and a full strike." This "veiled head" type was struck 1893-1901 at the Sydney, Perth and Melbourne mints. The jubilee head used 1887-93 was retired. All the "veiled head" sovereigns are common except the 1899-P. The Melbourne mint was opened in 1872 to strike the gold found in Australia and was not employed to strike ordinary circulation coinage until 1916.
Recorded mintage: 3,259,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-3877; Fr-23; KM-13.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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